It is not a secret for anybody that for 6 years since the entry into force of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation “On the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian Federation”, the business community has made a huge leap forward, and made a kind of revolution in the direction of start-ups. And above all, this concerns the IT market segment, which has long remained a mystery both for the Russian consumer and for company executives. Today we can see the opposite picture; young Russian entrepreneurs have not only mastered the market of IT technologies and mobile applications, but are also able to compete with foreign companies. The popularity of mobile applications as a tool for business promotion and as a base for startups demonstrates the interest of large investors in these projects, as well as the growing number of specialized conferences and forums of mobile application developers. We offer the reader of the Habrahabr portal the digest of the brightest and most successful events in Russia over the past year.
FIRST SAINT-PETERSBURG PRACTICAL CONFERENCE AND TOP MOBILE 2012 MOBILE SOLUTIONS FESTIVALSt. Petersburg, DECEMBER 18, 2012
Industry experts discussed the latest trends in the field of mobile technologies and provided examples of successful techniques for implementing mobile strategies. At the same time, the most debatable were the issue of mobilization and the concept of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), which is inextricably linked with it. In addition, advanced achievements of companies providing mobile services were demonstrated and prizes from participating companies were raffled off.
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International Conference Cloud & Mobility 2013Moscow, Digital October Center, March 19, 2013
The development of cloud computing and mobility remain the main driving forces today influencing the transformation of enterprise IT architectures. The use of private, public and hybrid clouds, BYOD, cross-platform mobile applications, heterogeneous IT management and information security are among the most talked about topics among IT professionals today.
The third international developer forum Apps4AllMoscow, Digital October Center, April 5, 2013
The forum’s business program was based on four discussion panels, in which Russian developers, experts, world-renowned manufacturers of mobile devices took part, and discussed key trends in the creation and distribution of multiplatform applications. The speakers were Igor Agamirzyan (General Director of the Russian Venture Company), Igor Borovikov (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Softline), Mikhail Vakulenko (Strategic Director of Vision Mobile) and others.
Traditionally, the forum was supported by such companies as LG, Qualcomm, Softline, VisionMobile, Google, Microsoft, as well as authoritative public organizations Opora Rossii and Moscow Venture Investment Development Fund.
SOFTWARE PEOPLE 2013Moscow, 11-12 APRIL 2013
The theme of this year was - "The Way of the Samurai." Firstly, because the guest speaker was Edward Yordon, whose book “Death March” was once translated into Russian in the Japanese style “Kamikaze Way”, but most importantly, in order to bring the project to success, the decisions made usually require a samurai courage and dedication. Traditionally, presentations were made, workshops and panel discussions were held on software development and development management, human factors in software development, process, methodologies and technologies, architecture and requirements management, mobile development, and UX and software usability.
Annual international mobile conference # MBLT13Moscow, Digital October, May 15, 2013
The main theme of the conference this year was the use of mobile technologies in various areas of business. The goal of #MBLT is to provide an up-to-date look at mobile technologies that change our daily lives, as well as influence the behavior and thinking of potential customers.
MOBILE APPS & TECHNOLOGY EXPO
(MATE)Moscow, ARTPLAY, May 30-31, 2013
The Mobile Applications and Technologies Exhibition (MATE) is an event dedicated to the industry of developing and deploying applications for all existing mobile devices and those that are in active development: smartphones and communicators, handheld and tablet PCs, GPS navigators and GLONASS, cars, Smart TV, applications for Google Project Glass, etc. The conference aims to bring together leading experts, professionals and developers, as well as enthusiasts seeking to deepen and expand their competencies in the field of application development.
IX INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS FORUM “THE WORLD OF MOBILE CONTENT
MOSO2013Moscow, pl. Europe, d. 2, Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel
On June 4-5, the IX International Business Forum “The World of Mobile Content • MOIS 2013” was held in Moscow. The event once again showed the need for market participants to come together to discuss current trends and the development of the industry as a whole. In two days, the forum was visited by over 400 participants. Representatives of mobile operators, content providers, right holders, mobile application developers and business representatives gathered at one site.
IBM SmartCamp startups competition in MoscowDigital October, Russia, Moscow, Bersenevskaya nab. 6 Building 3, June 18
IBM SmartCamp is an international initiative of IBM, aimed at expanding the business expertise of start-up companies whose projects support the IBM concept of the “Smarter Planet”. IBM SmartCamp's interests include IT solutions in the areas of analytics, cloud computing, social and mobile services for consumers in such industries as energy, banking, healthcare, telecommunications, retail, urban economy. IBM SmartCamp participants presented projects, the implementation of which involves the use of technical devices (for example, sensors, sensors, video cameras), communication networks and analytics. Particular attention was paid to the potential development of the project in the global market, the availability of a prototype or a demonstration of the proposed solution.
Geek Apps Mobile Development ConferenceSt. Petersburg, Yelagin Island, August 3, 2013
Geek Apps is a traditional mobile development conference that was held as part of Geek Picnic and served as a platform for discussing the following topics:
1) Mobile application distribution on the example of Yandex.Store
2) iPhone as an external human evolution
3) Why I made and launched the application on the App Store
4) Problems of displaying rich html content and implementing offline mode in mobile applications
5) Games that people play: thoughts about interfaces
6) Mobile game development process
These are just a few forums and conferences that we have selected from a huge number of the most interesting specialized events for the IT audience. I would like to finish the digest with another event that attracted our attention with a non-standard format and an impressive list of speakers - IT business gurus. This is the conference of mobile application developers Apps4All Summer Fest, which will be held in Moscow on August 17. According to the organizers, more than 300 experts, representatives of world-renowned manufacturers of mobile devices and companies engaged in the development of advanced mobile technologies, will gather on board the 3-deck ship Gzhel. During a walk along the Moskva River, the participants of Apps4All Summer Fest will be able to discuss the achievements and current problems of the mobile market, share the secrets of developing and promoting the best applications and platforms, have fun and have a good time in a great company. At the conference, Apps4All Summer Fest, all guests will have the opportunity to visit the sections of the Apps4All project partners, including Google, Yandex, Mail.ru, Microsoft, Intel, Samsung, Huawei, as well as take part in the Social Media and E -commerce. Interesting connect live formats and prize drawing from partners are planned.